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Harlow road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 148 road traffic collisions in Harlow in 2006, and 175 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 20 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2005 (173), and casualties fell from 215.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 9,074 collisions in Harlow.

Collisions in 2006
148
Down 14% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
175
Down 19% on 2005
Fatal collisions
3
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
20
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Harlow in 2006

2% of collisions in Harlow in 2006 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Harlow from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32%
  • Serious2014%
  • Slight12584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.7%
  • Serious2011%
  • Slight15287%

Harlow road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harlow, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 310 in 1989. 2006 is highlighted, with 148, down 14% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006: 148
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025103129
2024115142
2023101119
2022119137
2021103131
202083103
201996110
2018113142
2017102128
2016130168
2015127150
2014151192
2013117139
2012123155
2011139170
2010133156
2009131162
2008108122
2007169208
2006148175
2005173215
2004193251
2003182216
2002236281
2001229303
2000218267
1999230288
1998244296
1997243313
1996272350
1995263338
1994251344
1993243311
1992281366
1991224275
1990250311
1989310385
1988287361
1987242277
1986282358
1985246307
1984274339
1983256309
1982270344
1981249315
1980259310
1979256345

When and where crashes happen in Harlow in 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12 (8.1%)
  • Tuesday26 (18%)
  • Wednesday20 (14%)
  • Thursday25 (17%)
  • Friday34 (23%)
  • Saturday19 (13%)
  • Sunday12 (8.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5920 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5941 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (11%)
  • February8 (5.4%)
  • March9 (6.1%)
  • April6 (4.1%)
  • May20 (14%)
  • June7 (4.7%)
  • July8 (5.4%)
  • August12 (8.1%)
  • September13 (8.8%)
  • October19 (13%)
  • November14 (9.5%)
  • December15 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight105 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds116 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other5 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry103 (70%)
  • Wet or damp45 (30%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph69 (47%)
  • 40 mph65 (44%)
  • 50 mph3 (2%)
  • 60 mph9 (6.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway96 (65%)
  • Roundabout34 (23%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (9.5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harlow in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant106 (61%)
  • Pedestrian26 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (10%)
  • Cyclist17 (9.7%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 159 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2036 (21%)
  • 21 to 2521 (12%)
  • 26 to 3529 (17%)
  • 36 to 4526 (15%)
  • 46 to 5518 (10%)
  • 56 to 6515 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 755 (2.9%)
  • Over 756 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider116 (66%)
  • Passenger33 (19%)
  • Pedestrian26 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car206 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (7.5%)
  • Motorcycle19 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harlow in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Harlow

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Harlow ranked among 351 areas in 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harlow had fewer road collisions than 339 of them in 2006.

Collisions
340th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
343rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
270th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
337th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Harlow in 2006

Bush Fair, Harlow, CM18 6JG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Harlow in 2006, with 25 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Harlow with the most crashes in 2006

The A414 had the most collisions in Harlow in 2006: 33, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harlow, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA414334413
2ndA1169161701
3rdA1025111402
4thA10195601
5thB11331201
6thB1831100
7thM111100

Towns in Harlow: crashes in 2006

Harlow had 103 collisions in 2006.

Postcode districts in Harlow: crashes in 2006

CM20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harlow in 2006: 54.

Latest crashes in Harlow in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Harlow in 2006, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2006.

Severity

Harlow road accidents in other years